Swedish Shorts 4: Norrland

Vera, 13, engages in self-harm and ends up in the emergency room. The news of a six-month wait for specialist help upsets her mother. Dealing with this crisis very differently, there seems to be a surmountable distance between mother and daughter. Is it possible for them to re-connect?

During a cold winter night, the two friends Tom and Pete discuss a life-altering decision in a small cabin in the woods. Suddenly the night turns into a psychological nightmare, for one of them.

"Body Framed" is a short documentary film about the female body that explores our relationship with our bodies and how it changes throughout the time.

Far away from home, a young emigrant woman uses the long summer days to delve into the worlds of the digital streaming.

"Äkta, Starka, Dolda" delves into the deep, unspoken bond between two brothers. As the older brother leaves home, their poignant final conversation explores their profound, unexpressed love, encapsulated in gestures and body language.

Ali has run his car workshop in Lillpite outside Piteå in Norrbotten for 5 years. The car workshop has become an important meeting place for the residents of the otherwise sleepy village. Now Ali has once again had his application for a permanent residence permit rejected and has decided to leave Sweden. The country he has been trying to become a part of for so long. How does this affect Ali, his employees and the residents of the village?